Milovan S. Pavlović
Milovan S. Pavlović (Vojkovci, Principality of Serbia, 13 July 1842 - Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia, 29 May 1903) was a Serbian Army general in the Kingdom of Serbia, and Minister of the Army. He also served as the 11th Dean of the Academic Board of the Military Academy at the turn of the century (1894-1900).
Biography[edit]
He was born 13 July and 1842 in the village of Vojkovci at the foot of Rudnik to father Sreten, a farmer, and mother Stanka Maksimović from Čumić. He finished his primary schooling in Čumić, high school in Kragujevac and Belgrade. Then, he enrolled at the Artillery School of the Military Academy on 6 September 1860. He was in Belgrade during the Čukur česma incident along with his contemporaries Jovan Petrović, Radomir Putnik, Mihailo Ilić (future generals) and others.[1]Upon graduating from the academy, he was promoted to the rank of artillery lieutenant on 1 October 1865.
Participation in wars[edit]
In the First Serbian-Turkish War (1876) he was the commander of the Danube battery. In this war, he distinguished himself in battles of Gramadi, Mršelj, Žitkovac, Battle of Šumatovac, Prugovac and Bobovište in 1876.
In the Second Serbian-Turkish War (1877) he was the commander of the battery in the Danube Artillery Regiment. In this war, he distinguished himself in the battles near Grdelica, Niš, and Vranje in 1878. In Serbo-Bulgarian War he was the commander of the Timok artillery regiment.
May coup[edit]
At the time May coup in the night between 28 and 29 May 1903, which overthrew the Obrenović Dynasty and brought the Karađorđević to the throne, General Milovan S. Pavlović was in the government General Dimitrije Cincar-Marković as Minister of War.[2]He was murdered in his house that night by a coup conspirator, member of the Black Hand.
Family[edit]
He was married to Katarina, daughter of Boško Tadić, a former member of the Grand Court. He had two sons, Dobrosav and Miloš, and a daughter Stanko.
Military career promotions[edit]
- Rank of artillery lieutenant on January 1, 1870.
- Rank of artillery captain and II class on January 1, 1874.
- Rank of artillery captain of the 1st class on February 20, 1875.
- Rank of artillery lieutenant colonel on June 6, 1878.
- Rank of artillery Colonel on January 1, 1885.
- Rank of general on February 22, 1894.
- Retired on J8 January 1890, and returned to active service on 19 May 1890.
- Retired on 14 July 1900, and returned to active service on 6 October 1902.
Military duties[edit]
- Guide of the 2nd Field battery from 1 October 1865 to 16 May 1867.
- Commander of the Cavalry School from 16 May 1867 to 8 October 1867.
- Commander of the Knjaževac, Podrinje and Šabac light batteries of the People's Army from 8 October 1867 to 1 May 1872.
- Commander of the 4th Field Battery from 22 May 1874 until 1875.
- Commander of the 2nd Heavy Danube Battery from 1875 to 1876.
- Commander of the Danube Artillery Regiment from 1876 to 1878.
- Commander of the Belgrade City Artillery from 1878 to 1879.
- Commander of the 1st Artillery Regiment of the Šumadija Artillery Brigade from 1879 to 1880.
- Commander of the 3rd Artillery Regiment since 1880.
- Commander of the Danube Divisional Area.
- Manager Military Academy from 19 February 1889 to 14 July 1890.
- Minister of War from 12 January 1894 to 25 June 1895.
- Minister of War from 7 October 1902. to 29 May 1903.
Decorations[edit]
- Silver medal for bravery in 1876
- Order of the Cross of Takovo on the chest in 1876
- Order of the Cross of Takovo on the neck in 1877
- Gold Medal for Bravery (Serbia) in 1878
- Gold Medal for Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm in 1878
- Memorial medals for the Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876-1878) and Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885-1886
Foreign Decorations:[3]
- Russian Cross of St. George of Officer Class;
- Austrian Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd degree, cavalier class'
- Romanian medal " Virtuta militara ".
See also[edit]
- Military Academy (Serbia)
- Đura Horvatović
- František Zach
- Mihailo Ilić (major)
- Ranko Alimpić
- Milojko Lešjanin
- Ljubomir Ivanović (colonel)
- Jovan Andjelković (general)
- Stevan Zdravković (officer)
- Petar Topalović (officer)
- Dimitrije Đurić
- Jovan Petrović (general)
- Pavle Bošković (general)
- Lazar D. Lazarević
- leonid Solarević
- Mihailo Živković (general)
- Mihailo Rašić (general)
- Zivko Pavlović (general)
- Svetomir Matić
- Milivoj J. Nikolajević
- Ljubomir Pokorni
- Josif Kostić
- Sava P. Tripković
- Vladimir Cukavac
- Marko Mihailović (general)
- Uroš Tešanović
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.google.ca/books/edition/%C4%8Cukur_%C4%8Desma_1862/wKQMAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Milovan+S.+Pavlovi%C4%87&dq=Milovan+S.+Pavlovi%C4%87&printsec=frontcover
- ↑ https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Serbia_Between_East_and_West/yC6PvYsdDi4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Milovan+S.+Pavlovi%C4%87+(general)&dq=Milovan+S.+Pavlovi%C4%87+(general)&printsec=frontcover
- ↑ Cite book | last = Acović | first = Dragomir | title = Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima | year = 2012 | location = Belgrade | publisher = Službeni Messenger | pages = 564}
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